Andrew Chitwood '24 landed an internship with the head of neurosurgery research at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine after his neuroscience advisor here at Roanoke College connected him with the program.
The opportunity allowed him to learn firsthand about translational research and regulations as well as assist in clinical research work. He counted himself fortunate for the strong mentoring culture cultivated at Roanoke that led to him being recommended for the job.
"It's been another extremely valuable experience,” he said. “I spent the whole summer at Carilion doing research in neurosurgery and learning directly from someone in the field that I want to go into. And that was all possible originally at least because of the people I've met here and the faculty I have here."
Chitwood went on to graduate school in Virginia Tech's Translational, Biology, Medicine, and Health program on the Ph.D. track.